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  2. Electromagnetic absorption by water - Wikipedia

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    Liquid water and ice emit radiation at a higher rate than water vapour (see graph above). Water at the top of the troposphere, particularly in liquid and solid states, cools as it emits net photons to space. Neighboring gas molecules other than water (e.g. nitrogen) are cooled by passing their heat kinetically to the water.

  3. Permeability (electromagnetism) - Wikipedia

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    Paramagnetic materials are attracted to magnetic fields, hence have a relative magnetic permeability greater than one (or, equivalently, a positive magnetic susceptibility). The magnetic moment induced by the applied field is linear in the field strength, and it is rather weak. It typically requires a sensitive analytical balance to detect the ...

  4. Reflectance - Wikipedia

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    Reflectance of smooth water at 20 °C (refractive index 1.333) Reflection occurs when light moves from a medium with one index of refraction into a second medium with a different index of refraction. Specular reflection from a body of water is calculated by the Fresnel equations. [8]

  5. List of refractive indices - Wikipedia

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    There are also weaker dependencies on temperature, pressure/stress, etc., as well on precise material compositions (presence of dopants, etc.); for many materials and typical conditions, however, these variations are at the percent level or less. Thus, it's especially important to cite the source for an index measurement if precision is required.

  6. Reflection coefficient - Wikipedia

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    While having a one-to-one correspondence with reflection coefficient, SWR is the most commonly used figure of merit in describing the mismatch affecting a radio antenna or antenna system. It is most often measured at the transmitter side of a transmission line, but having, as explained, the same value as would be measured at the antenna (load ...

  7. Optical properties of water and ice - Wikipedia

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    The refractive index of water at 20 °C for visible light is 1.33. [1] The refractive index of normal ice is 1.31 (from List of refractive indices).In general, an index of refraction is a complex number with real and imaginary parts, where the latter indicates the strength of absorption loss at a particular wavelength.

  8. Mie scattering - Wikipedia

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    one set of magnetodielectric particles with values of relative permittivity and permeability much greater than one and close to each other; two different dielectric particles with equal permittivity but different size; two different dielectric particles with equal size but different permittivity.

  9. Emissivity - Wikipedia

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    The more uniform concentration of long-lived trace greenhouse gases in combination with water vapor pressures of 0.25-20 mbar then yield minimum values in the range of ε a =0.55-0.8 (with ε=0.35-0.75 for a simulated water-vapor-only atmosphere). [32]